2015–16 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Scunthorpe United's 117th season in their existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Pre-season friendlies
On 19 May 2015, Scunthorpe United announced two pre-season friendlies against Bolton Wanderers and Gainsborough Trinity. A third pre-season friendly was confirmed on 11 June 2015, against Hartlepool United. On 18 June 2015, the Iron announced Sheffield Wednesday will visit one-week prior to the league opener. On 24 June 2015, a friendly fixture away to Notts County was confirmed. On 18 July 2015, it was announced Iron will face Middlesbrough in Marbella.

Football League Trophy
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott.

Lincolnshire Senior Cup
On 3 June 2015, Scunthorpe United announced the details for the 2015 Lincolnshire Senior Cup. On 25 July 2015, the details of the semi-final were confirmed.

Statistics

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